Here is the online image of Munich Re’s recent, comprehensive report on asbestos litigation, Asbestos: Anatomy of a Mass Tort. The 112...

Monday’s post (12/26) pointed out a variety of product liability, corporate law and compensation issues in the context of one nation...

I keep falling off the “global” side of things. So, this week, I’ll make a special effort to be more global. This week I’m also going to...

Here is the Madison County Record’s weekly report on new asbestos claims filings. The article lists fourteen new claims. Five of the...

Ironic the difference a continent can make. In the US, companies usually do not promote their involvement in current or past production...

Current articles here and here follow up on a conference in Israel regarding a town there with high mesothelioma rates. Asbestos...

An article here describes a construction group in Dubai trying to raise consciousness regarding asbestos in building projects. This type...

A May 5, 2009 Slate article by Shaun Walker is about Russian towns that revolve around one industry. Such towns, he says, are known as...

New Scientist has a brief new online article that poses the question as it builds from an article in a journal titled Astrobiology. The...

U.S. v. W.R. Grace trial started February 19 in Missoula MT. The WSJ Law Blog notes that the case seems to be flying under the radar...

Wonk 411 posted a comment regarding my April 7 post on GIT. You can read the full comment under the post. In essence, Wonk 411 trys to...

A Swiss media article describes significant media and partisan attention focused on the first day of trial in an asbestos-related...

One factor behind asbestos litigation is the amount of media attention focused on asbestos. Accordingly, it’s telling to see the...

Here is an article by an Ebay trader showing pictures of old baseball gloves, and really old football helmets (think Red Grange style...

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Are American lawyers going abroad to seek out new asbestos claimants? Of course they are. Like any business person, they are seeking new...

James Hardie is an Australian building products company that made lots of asbestos-cement products, some of which were made from the...

I never cease to be amazed at all the ways that asbestos fibers were put to use, and here’s one new to me. According to Pravda,...

A prior post on this blog described the UK government issuing a Consultation paper requesting views and information on, among other...

How should governments and courts decide/define when persons have a condition that should warrant payment of compensation through tort...